Weimar, Texas Weimar, Texas Location of Weimar, Texas Location of Weimar, Texas Weimar (/ wa m r/ or, by many non-locals, / wi m r/) is a town/city in Colorado County, Texas, United States.
In 1873 the town was established as "Jackson", but later was called "Weimar" in tribute to the German town/city of Weimar. Located on Interstate 10 and US 90 between San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Weimar is a small improve of dominantly Czech and German descendants.
A strong history of baseball exists in Weimar.
Weimar was established in 1873 in anticipation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway was going to build through the site.
The Weimar postal service was established in 1873.
After beginning with a several hundred townspeople, Weimar had by its tenth birthday accomplished a populace over 1,000.
As it grew, Weimar established itself as a center of trade for pecans, poultry, and dairy products.
In 1888, Weimar witnessed the origin of the first town newspaper, The Weimar Mercury, which presently remains in publication.
Throughout the 20th century, Weimar appreciateed a slow yet steady expansion in population, increasing on average by 250 persons every ten years.
In 1990, the populace of Weimar was 2,052, and in 2000 it was 1,981. By 2010, the populace had rebounded to 2,151. Weimar is positioned in Colorado County at 29 42 8 N 96 46 48 W (29.702348, -96.779950). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all of it land. Of the 817 homeholds, 27.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.0% were not families.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 9.0% of families and 13.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
The town/city is served by the Weimar Independent School District, which consists of a kindergarten, an elementary school, a junior high school, and a high school.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Weimar city, Texas".
Weimar Official Home Page: Weimar History a b https://weimartexas.org/w-history.htm Weimar History: weimartexas.org United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
City of Weimar official website Municipalities and communities of Colorado County, Texas, United States
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Weimar, Texas - Cities in Colorado County, Texas - Cities in Texas - Czech-American culture in Texas - German-American culture in Texas - German-American history - 1873 establishments in Texas
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